Women with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) are often under-treated for cardiovascular disease, partly due to concerns about pregnancy and a misconception of premenopausal protection.

“you know I see this with women who have FH familial hypocolesterolemia who are under treated because on average in the non-fh population women tend to develop cardiovascular disease about 10 years later than men somehow thought that premenopausal women of reproductive years are somehow protected but we don't see this in FH”